[SPR-5916] ContextLoader class is now inherited from class hierarchy if not specified explicitly via @ContextConfiguration's loader attribute on the current test class.

git-svn-id: https://src.springframework.org/svn/spring-framework/trunk@1561 50f2f4bb-b051-0410-bef5-90022cba6387

org.springframework.test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/ContextConfiguration.java

@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ public @interface ContextConfiguration {
 	/**
 	 * The type of {@link ContextLoader} to use for loading an
 	 * {@link org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext ApplicationContext}.
+	 * <p>If not specified, the loader will be inherited from the first superclass
+	 * which is annotated with <code>&#064;ContextConfiguration</code> and specifies
+	 * an explicit loader. If no class in the hierarchy specifies an explicit
+	 * loader, a default loader will be used instead.
 	 */
 	Class<? extends ContextLoader> loader() default ContextLoader.class;
 

org.springframework.test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/TestContext.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ public class TestContext extends AttributeAccessorSupport {
 	 * @param defaultContextLoaderClassName the name of the default
 	 * <code>ContextLoader</code> class to use (may be <code>null</code>)
 	 */
-	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	TestContext(Class<?> testClass, ContextCache contextCache, String defaultContextLoaderClassName) {
 		Assert.notNull(testClass, "Test class must not be null");
 		Assert.notNull(contextCache, "ContextCache must not be null");
@@ -119,23 +118,8 @@ public class TestContext extends AttributeAccessorSupport {
 						+ "]");
 			}
 
-			Class<? extends ContextLoader> contextLoaderClass = contextConfiguration.loader();
+			Class<? extends ContextLoader> contextLoaderClass = retrieveContextLoaderClass(testClass,
-			if (ContextLoader.class.equals(contextLoaderClass)) {
+				defaultContextLoaderClassName);
-				try {
-					if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
-						logger.trace("Using default ContextLoader class [" + defaultContextLoaderClassName
-								+ "] for @ContextConfiguration [" + contextConfiguration + "] and class [" + testClass
-								+ "]");
-					}
-					contextLoaderClass = (Class<? extends ContextLoader>) getClass().getClassLoader().loadClass(
-						defaultContextLoaderClassName);
-				}
-				catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
-					throw new IllegalStateException("Could not load default ContextLoader class ["
-							+ defaultContextLoaderClassName + "]. Specify @ContextConfiguration's 'loader' "
-							+ "attribute or make the default loader class available.");
-				}
-			}
 			contextLoader = (ContextLoader) BeanUtils.instantiateClass(contextLoaderClass);
 			locations = retrieveContextLocations(contextLoader, testClass);
 		}
@@ -146,6 +130,80 @@ public class TestContext extends AttributeAccessorSupport {
 		this.locations = locations;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * <p>
+	 * Retrieve the {@link ContextLoader} {@link Class} to use for the supplied
+	 * {@link Class test class}.
+	 * <ol>
+	 * <li>If the {@link ContextConfiguration#loader() loader} attribute of
+	 * {@link ContextConfiguration &#064;ContextConfiguration} is configured
+	 * with an explicit class, that class will be returned.</li>
+	 * <li>If a <code>loader</code> class is not specified, the class hierarchy
+	 * will be traversed to find a parent class annotated with
+	 * <code>&#064;ContextConfiguration</code>; go to step #1.</li>
+	 * </ol>
+	 * <p>
+	 * If no explicit <code>loader</code> class is found after traversing the
+	 * class hierarchy, an attempt will be made to load and return the class
+	 * with the supplied <code>defaultContextLoaderClassName</code>.
+	 * 
+	 * @param clazz the class for which to retrieve <code>ContextLoader</code>
+	 * class; must not be <code>null</code>
+	 * @param defaultContextLoaderClassName the name of the default
+	 * <code>ContextLoader</code> class to use; must not be <code>null</code> or
+	 * empty
+	 * @return the <code>ContextLoader</code> class to use for the specified
+	 * class
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@link ContextConfiguration
+	 * &#064;ContextConfiguration} is not <em>present</em> on the supplied class
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	private Class<? extends ContextLoader> retrieveContextLoaderClass(Class<?> clazz,
+			String defaultContextLoaderClassName) {
+		Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+		Assert.hasText(defaultContextLoaderClassName, "Default ContextLoader class name must not be null or empty");
+
+		Class<ContextConfiguration> annotationType = ContextConfiguration.class;
+		Class<?> declaringClass = AnnotationUtils.findAnnotationDeclaringClass(annotationType, clazz);
+		Assert.notNull(declaringClass, "Could not find an 'annotation declaring class' for annotation type ["
+				+ annotationType + "] and class [" + clazz + "]");
+
+		while (declaringClass != null) {
+			ContextConfiguration contextConfiguration = declaringClass.getAnnotation(annotationType);
+			if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
+				logger.trace("Processing ContextLoader for @ContextConfiguration [" + contextConfiguration
+						+ "] and declaring class [" + declaringClass + "]");
+			}
+
+			Class<? extends ContextLoader> contextLoaderClass = contextConfiguration.loader();
+			if (!ContextLoader.class.equals(contextLoaderClass)) {
+				if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+					logger.debug("Found explicit ContextLoader [" + contextLoaderClass
+							+ "] for @ContextConfiguration [" + contextConfiguration + "] and declaring class ["
+							+ declaringClass + "]");
+				}
+				return contextLoaderClass;
+			}
+
+			declaringClass = AnnotationUtils.findAnnotationDeclaringClass(annotationType,
+				declaringClass.getSuperclass());
+		}
+
+		try {
+			ContextConfiguration contextConfiguration = clazz.getAnnotation(ContextConfiguration.class);
+			if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
+				logger.trace("Using default ContextLoader class [" + defaultContextLoaderClassName
+						+ "] for @ContextConfiguration [" + contextConfiguration + "] and class [" + clazz + "]");
+			}
+			return (Class<? extends ContextLoader>) getClass().getClassLoader().loadClass(defaultContextLoaderClassName);
+		}
+		catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException("Could not load default ContextLoader class ["
+					+ defaultContextLoaderClassName + "]. Specify @ContextConfiguration's 'loader' "
+					+ "attribute or make the default loader class available.");
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Retrieve {@link ApplicationContext} resource locations for the supplied
 	 * {@link Class class}, using the supplied {@link ContextLoader} to
@@ -157,10 +215,10 @@ public class TestContext extends AttributeAccessorSupport {
 	 * &#064;ContextConfiguration} will be taken into consideration.
 	 * Specifically, if the <code>inheritLocations</code> flag is set to
 	 * <code>true</code>, locations defined in the annotated class will be
-	 * appended to the locations defined in superclasses. &#064;param
+	 * appended to the locations defined in superclasses.
-	 * contextLoader the ContextLoader to use for processing the locations (must
-	 * not be <code>null</code>)
 	 * 
+	 * @param contextLoader the ContextLoader to use for processing the
+	 * locations (must not be <code>null</code>)
 	 * @param clazz the class for which to retrieve the resource locations (must
 	 * not be <code>null</code>)
 	 * @return the list of ApplicationContext resource locations for the

org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/configuration/ContextConfigurationWithPropertiesExtendingPropertiesAndInheritedLoaderTests-context.properties

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+dog.(class)=org.springframework.beans.Pet
+dog.$0=Fido
+
+testString2.(class)=java.lang.String
+testString2.$0=Test String #2

org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/configuration/ContextConfigurationWithPropertiesExtendingPropertiesAndInheritedLoaderTests.java

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.test.context.configuration;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.beans.Pet;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextLoader;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.PropertiesBasedSpringJUnit4ClassRunnerAppCtxTests;
+
+/**
+ * Integration tests which verify that the same custom {@link ContextLoader} can
+ * be used at all levels within a test class hierarchy when the
+ * <code>loader</code> is <i>inherited</i> (i.e., not explicitly declared) via
+ * {@link ContextConfiguration &#064;ContextConfiguration}.
+ * 
+ * @author Sam Brannen
+ * @since 3.0
+ * @see PropertiesBasedSpringJUnit4ClassRunnerAppCtxTests
+ * @see ContextConfigurationWithPropertiesExtendingPropertiesTests
+ */
+@ContextConfiguration
+public class ContextConfigurationWithPropertiesExtendingPropertiesAndInheritedLoaderTests extends
+		PropertiesBasedSpringJUnit4ClassRunnerAppCtxTests {
+
+	@Autowired
+	private Pet dog;
+
+	@Autowired
+	private String testString2;
+
+
+	@Test
+	public void verifyExtendedAnnotationAutowiredFields() {
+		assertNotNull("The dog field should have been autowired.", this.dog);
+		assertEquals("Fido", this.dog.getName());
+
+		assertNotNull("The testString2 field should have been autowired.", this.testString2);
+		assertEquals("Test String #2", this.testString2);
+	}
+
+}

org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/configuration/ContextConfigurationWithPropertiesExtendingPropertiesTests-context.properties

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+dog.(class)=org.springframework.beans.Pet
+dog.$0=Fido
+
+testString2.(class)=java.lang.String
+testString2.$0=Test String #2

org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/configuration/ContextConfigurationWithPropertiesExtendingPropertiesTests.java

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.test.context.configuration;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.beans.Pet;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextLoader;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.PropertiesBasedSpringJUnit4ClassRunnerAppCtxTests;
+import org.springframework.test.context.support.GenericPropertiesContextLoader;
+
+/**
+ * Integration tests which verify that the same custom {@link ContextLoader} can
+ * be used at all levels within a test class hierarchy when the
+ * <code>loader</code> is explicitly declared via {@link ContextConfiguration
+ * &#064;ContextConfiguration}.
+ * 
+ * @author Sam Brannen
+ * @since 3.0
+ * @see PropertiesBasedSpringJUnit4ClassRunnerAppCtxTests
+ * @see ContextConfigurationWithPropertiesExtendingPropertiesAndInheritedLoaderTests
+ */
+@ContextConfiguration(loader = GenericPropertiesContextLoader.class)
+public class ContextConfigurationWithPropertiesExtendingPropertiesTests extends
+		PropertiesBasedSpringJUnit4ClassRunnerAppCtxTests {
+
+	@Autowired
+	private Pet dog;
+
+	@Autowired
+	private String testString2;
+
+
+	@Test
+	public void verifyExtendedAnnotationAutowiredFields() {
+		assertNotNull("The dog field should have been autowired.", this.dog);
+		assertEquals("Fido", this.dog.getName());
+
+		assertNotNull("The testString2 field should have been autowired.", this.testString2);
+		assertEquals("Test String #2", this.testString2);
+	}
+
+}